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September 23, 2012, 06:11:56 pm

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Does GKN not sell inner CV boots separately anymore?
« on: September 23, 2012, 06:11:56 pm »
Too late now as I gave up and used Febi crap, but I couldn't find GKN/Lobro inners, only outers.
And yes there is (still) a glaring difference in quality.  Even the Febi GREASE was made in China lol.

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Reply #1October 06, 2012, 10:08:25 am

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Re: Does GKN not sell inner CV boots separately anymore?
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2012, 10:08:25 am »
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Reply #2October 06, 2012, 05:49:55 pm

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« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2012, 05:49:55 pm »
Damn I looked all over.  Thanks man
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Reply #3October 06, 2012, 09:48:01 pm

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Re: Does GKN not sell inner CV boots separately anymore?
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2012, 09:48:01 pm »
So, the Febi rubber (plastic...whatever...) was Chinese?
I am helping my younger friend work on his Mk. I (I hate Mk. I's with a total passion) and his one-year-old Chinese cv boots are totally gone (as in dirt in his cv joints).

Do you have evidence the GKN's are not Chinese these days?
For some reason, Partsgeek occasionally have items the others do not have.
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Reply #4October 06, 2012, 10:00:05 pm

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Re: Does GKN not sell inner CV boots separately anymore?
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2012, 10:00:05 pm »
Yes the Febi is chinese, you have to look for the cute little "Pc" logo behind all the "Febi Germany" logo's and txt, but it's there, even on the damn grease packet.  Plus they are physically, easily, inferior rubber.
Everything I've gotten from GKN has still been either German or from elsewhere in Easter Europe, and the boots are glaringly better quality.  I will not use any cv joint willingly that isn't stock from back in the day, or GKN.  Yes you will spend $400 on 4 joints, and yes they will last several hundred thousand miles with one reboot/re-grease in between.  I'm lucky to get 30K out of boots/joints from anyone else, Empi, Cardone, whoever.  They are all garbage. 
You'd be surprised how nice an A1 VW is with QUALITY parts on it.

Boge/Sachs blow and are made in mexico these days too, just FYI.  On par with Gabriel/Monroe, or maybe slightly better, in my experience.
Interestingly I can still get what I assume is old-stock for aircooled Porsche cars that are German from them. 
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Reply #5October 07, 2012, 06:04:29 am

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« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2012, 06:04:29 am »
Rock Auto still has some NOS Monroe Sensa-trac front strut cartridges for $13/ea.  I bought a pair, noticed they were Belgian made, and bought another pair for the duration.

Now I need to source some decent Mk1 strut mounts.  Any ideas?  KYB any good?
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Reply #6October 07, 2012, 10:11:16 am

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« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2012, 10:11:16 am »
Interestingly, Febi strut mounts are still, near as I can tell, German made. I've run a bunch and haven't had a strut outlast one yet. Note my junk is stock and street driven though. I also lube the bearing more, and hand fit the spacer to minimize clanking. I always wanted a pair of the rebuildable early rabbit ones, seems like a better way.

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Reply #7October 07, 2012, 02:38:50 pm

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Re: Does GKN not sell inner CV boots separately anymore?
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2012, 02:38:50 pm »
Yeah, I have Febis, but I think they are getting harder to find.  I wish there was a way to install a zinc fitting on the bearing and keep 'em lubed.
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Reply #8October 07, 2012, 03:13:21 pm

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« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2012, 03:13:21 pm »
Yeah me too, but as long as I keep cheaping out on struts the mounts seem to last longer than the damper, sadly. I just removed a pair of the Sachs touring full assembly models that were shot @50k, or before more likely. The top mounts were fine, the dust boots had failed way earlier. I've had better luck with the accordion style boots thoroughly ziptied on fwiw.

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